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From: "juanita" <>
Subject: Re: Proquest and Heritage Quest Database Access
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 12:31:28 -0500
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In-Reply-To: <448AE3CB.7010108@sierratel.com>


It would seem to me some arrangement could be made for elderly and/or
disabled researchers to have library cards if a group could petition
the city officials to allow the libraries over which they have
jurisdiction to accept a written application for ea. person wanting a
library card. One individual could be responsible for taking all the
properly completed forms, including a picture of acceptable ID, to
the library and in turn, the library could mail the card to each one.

We can vote by mail and it would seem the libraries could handle
requests for their library cards. Perhaps a system of check between
voter registrations and people using the offsite library facilities
could be instigated.

juanita
>
> There are plenty of elderly and disabled researchers that are
> affected. ( Has anyone every done the demographics of the average of
> age of the online researcher?)
>
> The numbers of folks participating in genealogy would be far , far ,
> fewer if online access were not possible......I would not be flying
> all over the country or making three day car trips to get data- I just
> couldn't to it---the boom in genealogy is because of the advancement
> online access has provided.
>
> We are now going "backwards" as Joan says...........We used to have to
> travel, , then we could access without leaving our communities, or
> homes.........and now we are taking a step Backwards. The closest
> opportunity I have to obtain a card for online access is a six hour
> round trip, to make a one minute presentation of myself to a
> librarian.
>
> The cost of the gas , is another issue.....It just seems that
> something is wrong with this picutre--and I dare say there are many
> others in my situation who may be feeling the same way. Please
> don't call me a complainer------But rather a researcher that would
> hope that this situation could be resolved in a more satisfactory and
> creative way.
> Carolyn


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